Germany’s political polarization spills into the streets ahead of federal elections
17 February 2025
Election Watch Germany’s political polarization spills into the streets ahead of federal elections 17 February 2025 Since Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left coalition collapsed over budget squabbles and a lost confidence…
Read MoreCivilians in Colombia face less deadly — but more pervasive — violence during Petro’s presidency
17 February 2025
Read in Spanish EnglishEspañolEnglish The start of the year in Colombia was marked by a rekindling of armed groups’ confrontations in several settings, notably in the Catatumbo region of Norte…
Read MoreExpanded buffer zone in Gaza poses deadly threat to Palestinians despite ceasefire
14 February 2025
While the fragile ceasefire in Gaza continues under mounting strain, the situation along the buffer zone remains tense, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) maintaining a strong presence and continuing…
Read MoreThe Rwanda-backed M23 capture Kavumu, just 30 km from South Kivu’s capital, Bukavu
14 February 2025
M23 advances nearer to South Kivu’s capital city despite a regroup of Congolese and allied forces. After two weeks of fighting in South Kivu province and calls for a ceasefire…
Read MoreExpert Comment: January saw the first use of drone strikes by IS Somalia
13 February 2025
Commenting on the first IS Somalia drone strikes in Somalia, ACLED’s Senior East Africa Analyst, Dr.des. Jalale Getachew Birru said: “Our January data recorded two successful Islamic State Somalia Province…
Read MoreExpert Comment: Violent events increased in Morobe, Papua New Guinea in January
12 February 2025
Between late December and mid-January, Morobe province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea was the site of several violent fights and retaliatory acts. ACLED records six violent incidents…
Read MoreExpert Comment: Is the Islamic State Sahel Province kidnapping more foreigners?
12 February 2025
After more than a decade of protracted conflict in the central Sahel, insecurity continues to spread both within the region and beyond its borders. While the kidnapping of foreigners has…
Read MoreExpert Comment: A new phase of war? The Myanmar military junta increases the use of deadly paramotors in its aerial campaigns
12 February 2025
As the Myanmar military continues to intensify its aerial campaigns against resistance forces and civilians, the military increasingly deployed paramotors — a motor-powered paraglider that a single soldier can use…
Read MoreExpert Comment: Rising violence influences Ecuador’s electoral process
11 February 2025
January was Ecuador’s deadliest month since police began officially tracking homicides in 2010. Criminal violence has surged in recent years, becoming a central issue in the presidential election campaign, whose…
Read MoreExpert Comment: ACLED’s January figures show cattle rustling and pastoralist violence increases in Uganda
10 February 2025
ACLED’s January figures show cattle rustling and pastoralist violence increases in Uganda Commenting on rising cattle rustling and pastoralist violence in Uganda, Ladd Serwat, ACLED’s Senior Africa Analyst, said: “Violence…
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